Page 167 - Compton Nic "A Knot a Day"

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Timber hitch

A handy knot, the timber hitch uses the weight of

the object to jam its own end. Once the tension is
released, the knot practically falls apart on its own.

Although once used by the London river police to
haul bodies out of the Thames, a more common use

nowadays might be to hoist spars aboard ship.

1 Take a turn around the spar and pass the working end around the

standing part.